Surrey’s children’s services ‘only meet minimum requirements’
SURREY County Council’s children’s services “only meet minimum requirements” according to a surprise Ofsted inspection – and immediate action has been demanded.
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SURREY County Council’s children’s services “only meet minimum requirements” according to a surprise Ofsted inspection – and immediate action has been demanded.
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A new report says the overall quality of Serious Case Reviews shows a strong trend of improvement. The report from Ofsted said more than 40 per cent of the reviews it had looked into were judged good and only 16 per cent were rated as inadequate.
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Streamlined regulations for professionals working with care leavers have been published today, children’s minister Tim Loughton has said.
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FIRST Minister Alex Salmond has described allegations of abuse at a Scots care home as “serious and distressing”.
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A CONSULTATION on the future of two residential homes for adults with learning difficulties, could result in the closure of one, or both, of the sites.
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The Audit Commission has claimed that many local councils are not on track to meet targets in dispersing funds for personal mental health budgets. The personal budgets would give mental health patients greater leeway in deciding what kinds of treatments they desire.
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The State has failed to protect six vulnerable children who suffered at the hands of parents, the Children’s Minister has admitted.
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The architect of radical plans to overhaul public services in the west of Scotland is expected to spearhead a nationwide review of how local government must change in the face of a massive squeeze on budgets.
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CHILD abuse has increased by as much as 6% in Conwy and Denbighshire. Children on the child protection register increased to 124 up until March 2010 from 117 the year before.
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Watchdog finds fewer than half of serious case reviews better than adequate and authorities frequently too trusting of parents
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